Curdiea laciniata Harvey 1855
Current name: Curdiea angustata (Sonder) A.J.K.Millar
Publication Details
Curdiea laciniata Harvey 1855: 333
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1855). Short characters of some new genera and species of algae discovered on the coast of the colony of Victoria, Australia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 2 15: 332-336, Plate VIII.C.
Publication date: May 1855
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Curdiea.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Curdiea angustata (Sonder) A.J.K.Millar.
Type Information
Lectotype locality: Port Fairy, Victoria; (Womersley 1996: 40) Lectotype: Eddington; Herb. Harvey, TCD; (Womersley 1996: 40)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), slashed into narrow divisions with tapering, pointed incisions (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 16 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 31 July 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 July 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 December 2024